Ever wished you could keep track of what you're consuming without keeping a detailed list? Meet Vessyl, a cup that can calculate detailed information about what your drinking—and sync that information with your fitness tracker and peripheral apps. The quantified self has officially made its way into our tableware. »6/12/14 1:27pm 6/12/14 1:27pm

Given how much money the average American spends on coffee, why wouldn't you want the best drinking experience possible? Even if it's from a disposable cup? That's what inspired a Seattle-based company called Vaporpath to finally redesign the disposable plastic lid and address many of the shortcomings of what we're… »5/13/14 6:35pm 5/13/14 6:35pm

If you've ever struggled to keep your drinks in their receptacle at the beach, this concept will have your pretty excited: Screw Cup is a mug that can be driven into the ground to help it stay upright. »9/16/13 6:59am 9/16/13 6:59am

As simple as it is, you'd think it would be nigh impossible to improve on the paper coffee cup. After all, as long as it holds coffee without leaking, what's there to improve? Well, designers Hongseok Kim and Inhye Hwang found a way, by adding a tear-off stir stick to the paper handle. »5/07/13 9:44am 5/07/13 9:44am

Because the classically versatile red Solo cup pretty much signifies party time, there's something unclassy about downing anything but crappy beer and jungle juice from it. But what if the red cup's design was converted to a wine glass? Or a martini glass? Or a chalice? Or a shot cup? Oh so classy now. »3/07/13 8:20pm 3/07/13 8:20pm

Unless you're completely snobbish about only consuming bottled water, this cute silicone cup—crafted in the shape of a leaf—will let you enjoy a drink without having to get your mouth anywhere near a tap, faucet, or bubbling spring. And it's just $12 and washable, so you'll never have to feel guilty about asking for a… »3/01/13 11:40am 3/01/13 11:40am

If you didn't get your flu shot, you might fall victim to what has now actually turned into an epidemic. And that means you'll temporarily trade your morning coffee in for a steady drip of tea. But fear not, this reversible cup suffers from multiple personality disorder, meaning it's appropriate for whichever hot… »1/14/13 5:00pm 1/14/13 5:00pm

After an evening of enjoying libations at your local speakeasy, do you really think you'll be of sound mind to find your way home using your phone? Probably not, and maybe that's what inspired this beautiful line of hand-etched tumblers featuring the intricately webbed maps of large metropolitan cities. »10/03/12 5:20pm 10/03/12 5:20pm

Sipping too many adult beverages out of a red solo cup is a rite of passage in becoming a full-fledged human being. We've all done it. But have you ever wondered what the lines of a red solo cup mean? They're measurements for different types of alcohol. »6/13/12 1:00pm 6/13/12 1:00pm

Bones recently excavated at a cave in Southwestern England show that some 14,700 years ago, people used human skulls as cups. The people of the Ice Age even had the decency to clean the skulls of any soft tissue and use stone tools to shape the skulls to be more cup-like. Resourceful, I guess. [PLoS One via Wired] »2/17/11 9:40am 2/17/11 9:40am

The battery's power level rises with the temperature—not the amount of caffeine. Bleary-eyed and hungover, somebody's going to find this out the hard way. That'll be that screeching sound, trailing in the distance. [Art Lebedev via Unpluggd] »4/28/10 1:20pm 4/28/10 1:20pm

Don't lie. Like me, you keep a cup of water next to bed, but you constantly hit it when searching for it in the dark. You also spill all over when attempting to drink laying down. Hellooo, Litecup! »10/09/09 8:40am 10/09/09 8:40am

Korean designer Wonsik Chae's light concept is in the shape of a teabag filled with fluorescent molecules that react to chemicals in a teacup. The result: a new meaning to the words "tea light." »3/06/09 1:03am 3/06/09 1:03am